U.S.-Cuban Relations

Historical baggage cannot be overlooked.

If communism is so bad, President Joe Biden should ease sanctions and let the Cuban people figure that out for themselves.

The regime's ideological strength has collapsed right along with the county's infrastructure and finances.

"During the Cuban Missile Crisis, these were much higher yield strategic weapons," one expert told Newsweek.

Cuban activists have for months been planning a "Civic March for Change" in support of civil and human rights.

"Cuban-Americans are hurting. They are hurting because their loved ones are suffering, and it's quite frankly intolerable," Biden said on Friday.

The White House meeting comes three weeks after thousands of Cubans protested in the streets of Havana against government policies and more.

Cuba is a perennial thorn in America's side.

"We've made clear over the last week that addressing this moment was a priority for the administration and for President Biden," Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.

"It is illegal for boaters to depart with the intent to travel to Cuba for any purpose without a permit," the advisory said.

Words of support for the protests by President Joe Biden indicate a lack of accountability for the crisis, especially since the current administration refused to reverse former President Donald Trump's last-minute sanctions.

"I outright reject the Biden administration's defense of the embargo," she wrote. "It is never acceptable for us to use cruelty as a point of leverage against everyday people."

"We are asking you to come to Miami, the home of the Cuban-American community, and hear the cries of our friends and family on the island."

"It should go without saying that anyone who breaks the law is subject to arrest," said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' spokesperson.

"Communism is a failed ideology," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. "It has failed the people of Cuba. They deserve freedom, they deserve a government that supports them."

A man was shot in front of his family for participating in a protest on Sunday in Cuba. Over 100 people have been arrested or disappeared since the start of the protests.

As the protests against Cuba's communist dictatorship ramp up, citizens of the island nation have taken to social media to plead for help.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said, "the campaign against Cuba was growing on social media in the last weeks."

The Human Rights Council has deep-seated problems of politicization that go far beyond mere membership.

The nation has mobilized its medical forces to help contain the COVID-19 epidemic, but its strained relationship with the U.S. has taken its toll as well.

The U.S. should use Cuba as leverage toward improving the geopolitical situation in Venezuela.

Royal Caribbean Cruises announced Tuesday they're uncertain what this travel ban means for the future of their Cuban visits.

The moves follow U.S. claims that its officials in Havana have suffered serious harm from "sonic attacks."

According to reports, a third country may have been behind the mystery attacks in Havana.

The symptoms were contracted late last year, with two Cuban officials being asked to leave the United States in May.

The president has invoked "God's help" to free Cuba, but religious leaders disagree with his new policy. And they aren't the only ones.

Cuba's Castro chapter is coming to a close.

The U.S. president campaigned to roll back Obama's detente with the Communist Caribbean island.

Market forces and economic needs may lead to further engagement, despite Republicans' criticism of Obama's diplomacy.

The Iran nuclear deal, Cuban relations and a push for peace in the Middle East should outweigh failures elsewhere.